Ripon 1956

Ripon 1956

10731 tons and 15300 dwt

Length 153.9 and 146.3 LPP x 21.1m

(L 505 feet 1 in B 69 feet D 28 feet 11 in)

Motorship 4cyl Doxford 2SCSA 4500bhp bore 670mm and stroke 2320mm

2x scotch oil fired boilers

Compound steam generators (Belliss and Morcom)

All steam auxiliaries including steering gear, compressors and all pumps.

12 kts

Lithgows, Port Glasgow

Yard No 1085

1972 May sold to Naviera Letasa Sa and converted into a floating crane pontoon at Santander, Spain and used as a hulk for lightening  coal carrying ships at Santurce with a large Munck-loader .

This web site www.buques.org shows Ripon converted to a crane barge